Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1913 — MINISTER’S BABY VICTIM OF ACCIDENT [ARTICLE]

MINISTER’S BABY VICTIM OF ACCIDENT

2-Year-Old Child of Rev. and Mrs. McNary, ot Remington, Scalded in Bucket of Water. ’ At Remington Monday occurred the death of Eugene, the 2-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. McNary. Death was due to an accident that occurred last Friday at the M. E. church, of which Mr. McNary is the pastor. The evening before the Methodist Brotherhood held a banquet and the next morning the church was being cleaned and the dishes washed. A bucket of scalding water was on the floor and the baby fell backward into this and was so scalded that death resulted Monday. The funeral was held this Wednesday afternoon. Rev. McNary and family have the sympathy of the entire town and of their friends in Rensselaer.